Definition of double

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Double (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice..

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Barb :: Barb (n.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
Dupion :: Dupion (n.) A double cocoon, made by two silkworms..
Uniaxial :: Uniaxial (a.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction..
Double :: Double (n.) Double beer; strong beer.
Double-ender :: Double-ender (n.) A locomotive with pilot at each end.
Double :: Double (n.) Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred..
Macule :: Macule (v.) To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle..
Binal :: Binal (a.) Twofold; double.
Doublehearted :: Doublehearted (a.) Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
Ambs-ace :: Ambs-ace (n.) Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..
Ambidexter :: Ambidexter (n.) A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes.
Double-lock :: Double-lock (v. t.) To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security.
Dicephalous :: Dicephalous (a.) Having two heads on one body; double-headed.
Double :: Double (a.) Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled..
Zirconoid :: Zirconoid (n.) A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon..
Ivory :: Ivory (n.) The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility..
Chant :: Chant (v. t.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music..
Run :: Run (n.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed..
Dinaphthyl :: Dinaphthyl (n.) A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C20H14, obtained from naphthylene, and consisting of a doubled naphthylene radical..
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